All things considered, his team wasnât half-bad. They couldnât hold a candle to the group of friends Noctis was used to traveling with, but when stuck in a darkened maze like this, they were decent company. While Noctis was only stuck with a plastic fish, Kurama - one of his teammates - was given a shovel, which could no doubt do some damage if he was able to wield it properly. Meanwhile Izuminokami⊠well, at least they likely wouldnât be cold at any point during their journey, with his blanket.Â
If he was being honest, Noctis dreaded their first encounter. But as he jogged ahead of his group, falling naturally into the role of leader, the prince slowed down as they approached a door at the end of the hall. Something inside of him told him that this was where they were meant to be, almost like a gut instinct. Besides, there was no other way to go, besides back where they had come from. Noctis spared a silent glance to his companions before opening the door confidently, only to gasp out loud in surprise when he saw the interior.Â
Wall to wall, nothing but cheese could be seen. There was no other sign of a door, an exit to this nightmare. Glancing towards his teammates, Noctis swallowed thickly, stomach churning at the thought of having to escape this cheese tomb.
âItâs⊠a room made of cheese.â Noctis concluded finally, looking exasperated as he sighed deeply. He had been prepared to fight monsters, not⊠dig his way out of a cheese room.
               ( a cheesy start, with @ryoumen & @practicalandpretty )
    kurama wasnât used to being without powers -- a demon in the spirit world to begin with, then he became a demonic, plant-manipulating ally of a man in the human world... and then hiraeth academy. heâd always been highly powerful, and now he was all on his own with a shovel and two other guys. sure, he wasnât all alone then if he had teammates, but he felt like he wasnât himself if he didnât have his powers. and to add onto that, he had never used a shovel as a weapon before.
    he wasnât scared, to be exact; yes, it was new and he was not able to use his abilities, but he didnât doubt that he and his teammates could manage fairly well. at least in the first few challenges, that was. luckily, noctis seemed to be used to taking charge. kurama could do that fairly well, but he certainly preferred being more of a person who stands back somewhat and attacks from afar. and izuminokami at least seemed like he was capable of fighting when they would need to.
    they hadnât spoken much to one another since they were transported to the maze, as none of them were really friends before any of this had happened. it was better for them if they didnât get too attached to one another, at least in kuramaâs mind, as he knew not all of them were guaranteed to survive. their leader had still taken charge, despite not knowing if the other two were okay with it. he had rushed to a door that they went towards, despite them being somewhat nervous. nonetheless, he opened it with his head held high, but it very clearly changed when the three could see the inside of the room.
    the foxâs shoulders drooped as he looked in, grip on his shovel lightening. âthat is... so much cheese.â